Hougang MRT station

NE14  CR8  Hougang 后港 ஹவ்காங்
Rapid transit
Platform level of Hougang MRT station before its major refurbishment in 2017
General information
Location	80 Hougang Central Singapore 538758
Coordinates	1°22′17″N 103°53′32″E
Operated by	SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro)
Line(s)	North East Line   Cross Island Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	NE14  CR8
History
Opened	20 June 2003 (2003-06-20) (North East Line) 2029 (Cross Island Line)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT lines Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT lines Future service Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations

Hougang MRT station (NE14) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line in Hougang, Singapore.

Located within the Hougang Town Centre, the station is directly connected to Hougang Central Bus Interchange.

History

Concourse of Hougang MRT station.

Before the station opened, the Singapore Civil Defence Force conducted the second ever Shelter Open House on 15–16 February 2003, together with Chinatown, Farrer Park and Serangoon stations.

On 12 August 2005, train services were disrupted for hours as Liu Tze Yuen created a bomb treat at the station which turns out to be false. He was also accused of putting boxes in public buses on July 7 and August 12 – the latter on the same day he was accused of carrying out the hoax at Hougang. Liu allegedly intended the passengers on the two buses and the train station to believe that the packages contained explosive devices and was later sentenced to 31⁄2 years in jail.

On 17 June 2015, train services between Farrer Park and Hougang station were delayed due to a track fault.

On 2 April 2017, an unattended bag caused a temporary shutdown of the station. At 2.55 pm, SBS Transit announced that all trains will skip Hougang station due to a "security incident". Police who were called in subsequently confirmed the contents of the unattended bag were "non-dangerous". Train services resumed at 4.03pm after police gave the all-clear. A 39-year-old man was arrested for causing public nuisance after preliminary investigations show he intentionally left the bag inside the station while running an errand.

The 39-year-old man, construction worker Wang Jianpo was fined S$1000 on 9 June 2017 for “causing annoyance to the public”. Deputy public prosecutor Daphne Lim said that his “grossly inconsiderate and thoughtless” act of leaving the blue suitcase unattended at the station platform while he ran an errand affected more than 4,000 commuters including 663 who were evacuated from the station.

This station will become an interchange station along the Cross Island Line when open in 2029.

External links

• Official website
• Hougang to Changi Airport by MRT